Real Madrid 2024-25 UCL Schedule: League Phase Opponents & Complete Fixtures List With Dates

Add as a preferred source on Google

The defending champions, Real Madrid, will face Borussia Dortmund at home, Liverpool away, AC Milan at home, Atalanta away, Salzburg at home, Lille away, Stuttgart at home, and Brest away.

Madrid's league phase draw looks like a tough one with big European names being their opponents. Interestingly, seven of their eight opponents are from Europe's "Big Five" leagues. Nevertheless, Madrid is known for rising up to any challenge against big names in Europe.

That said, Carlo Ancelotti, the competition's most successful coach with five titles, guided Madrid to a 2023/2024 treble, complemented by victories in La Liga and the Spanish Super Cup.

The 2024-25 Champions League season introduces a groundbreaking new format, replacing the traditional group stage with an expanded league phase. This phase now features 36 teams, up from the previous 32.

In this revamped structure, each team will face eight different opponents, playing four matches at home and four away, ensuring a wider variety of matchups and more intense competition.

The top eight teams from the league phase will automatically advance to the round of 16. Teams finishing between ninth and 24th place will enter a knockout playoff to compete for the remaining eight spots in the round of 16, while the bottom 12 teams will be eliminated.

Fixture dates and times will be announced on Saturday, with the final scheduled to take place at the Allianz Arena in Munich on Saturday, May 31. Here is a look at Real Madrid 2024-25 UCL schedule and opponents list for the league phase:

Who will Real Madrid face in UCL 2024-25 League Phase?

A look at Real Madrid's league phase draw: Borussia Dortmund (Home), Liverpool (Away), AC Milan (Home), Atalanta (Away), Salzburg (Home), Lille (Aaway), Stuttgart (Home), Brest (Away)

UCL 2024-24 League Phase Fixture Dates*

• Matchday 1: September 17-19
• Matchday 2: October 1/2
• Matchday 3: October 22/23
• Matchday 4: November 5/6
• Matchday 5: November 26/27
• Matchday 6: December 10/11
• Matchday 7: January 21/22
• Matchday 8: January 29

*Full schedule with dates and timings along with the order of fixtures for all the 36 teams inlcuding Real Madrid will be confirmed on Saturday, August 31. The fixtures list also will be populated once the schedule is revealed.